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Friday, January 20, 2017

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Global Fan Event

Fantastic Beasts Global Fan Event

TCL Chinese Theatre

Hollywood,
California

October
13, 2016

My Shirt, wand and "reserved" sign

I had obtained a pass good for two people to attend the
Global Fan Event which was happening during the middle of the day on a weekday
in Hollywood. The event was having events in various cities
all over the world. The Los Angeles event was going to have Colin
Firth and Jon Voigt in person for the Q&A portion. The event was promoted as going to show
exclusive footage, a live Q&A transmitted from Los Angeles on London
followed by an Imax screening on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

A few days before the event TCL Chinese Theatre’s Facebook
page had a contest for two tickets to the event which I entered and won. I still got in line early to see everyone’s
costumes and wait for my friend to arrive.
Then at the appointed check-in time, I walked over to the check-in
table. They had turned the forecourt of
the theater into a 1920s era street complete with a car and people in period
costumes. When we checked in, we were
each given a replica Newt Scalamander wand, an event t-shirt, and complimentary
parking voucher! Saved $15 right off the
bat! We took some pictures outside before we headed inside to discover that we
also had reserved seats. Great seats to
see a movie but terrible if you’re trying to take pictures of the guests. A lot of people didn’t stay for the screening
after the event, but my friend and I stayed since we had free parking and
nothing we needed to rush off to.

A photo-op standee

Forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre Imax

"Wanted" signs and faux trees

This is where the guests did the Q&A.

It was a really fun event, and I’m glad I took the time off
from work to go. While I didn’t love
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, I did like it. I heard too many complaints of not enough
magic, but I wasn’t expecting much since the focus is on the beasts (as stated
in the title!!)